New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-31
THE VEDDER BILL VETOED
GOVERNOR HILLS REASONS FOR KILLING
THE MEASURE.

HE sEEMs TO BE IN A TREMENDOUS HURRY TO DE-.
FEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATURE.
irRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1RBu xEl
ALBANY, May 30.-Governor Hill has vetoed the
vedder liquor tax law, at once the greatest tenn
perance and financial measure passed by the Re-
publican Legislature. He thus destroys a measure
which would have vastly essened liquor selling.
And he cuts of from the State Treasury at leaso
s3,250, 900 which would have been poured into it
the bill had become q law. The Republican
Legislature had imposed tax rate Of only 2.70
mills. which upon the valuations of last year
would have produced for the State Treasury the
sum OF sS.7o6,64l SO. The tax rate last year
was 2.96 mills and it raised for the State Treasury
s9,512,sl2 81. 1he Legislature thus had largely
reduced taxation. 1t was the further intention
of the Republican members to raise SO, 250, 900 by
passing the Vedder bill. If that had become law
the taxation next year would therefore have been
reduced by that amount. In case the amount of
money necessary to raise for State taxation
should have been the same as this year
the total amount instead of being $s.7O664 SO.
would have been, when reduced by the 49, 25O, 900.
only So, ,456.641 SO. The State has not seen taxa
ton as low as that since 1860.
The Governor. however, has defeated the pur.
pose of the Legislature He prefers to have
the regard of the iquor.deaers rather than
that of the taxpayers He seems to have been in q
hurry to veto the bill. 1t was passed only last
Thursday and 1t is understood that it did not
reach him till Friday In justification of his swift
action on the bill he says, "No hearing on the
bill has been applied for and mono seems
necessary" But the temperance men of the
State have hardly heard that the bill is in his pos
session. They have had no opportunity to speak
or to express their sentiments tn him about the bill,
The Governor departed from Albany on Saturday
afternoon and has since been in New.YOrk. He
will not return TO Albany till tomorrow
night. 1t is obvious therefore, he wrote
his veto message on the bill within twenty four
hours after he had received it. That is. he re-
ceived 1t Friday and wrote bis veto message on
Saturday before he departed for New-York.
But the Governor was not thinking of the tenn
perance men when he vetoed the bill. 1t
is clear he remembered the taxpayers. He
wished to prevent the coming to Albany of O
strong delegation of taxpayers and temperance
men to ask him to sign the bill. II such delega-
tiOn came be knew that its members would make
speeches that these speeches would be published
throughout the State; and that temperance men
and taxpayers every where would know when he
vetoed the bill that a measure restricting liquor
selling and putting $3,25O,OO0 into the State
Treasury had been killel by him.
The Governors veto is given below:
sTAEE hTEc2yiSE 9g NEw;XCnx Sn.%ssu
Memorandum hied with Senate Bill 30 Az. entitled IAN
act to tax sales OF beverages certain ap
proved.
10 be 1t with
ton that L would ever become law and be readily
The concededy violates every inst principle Of
taxation enuncated by mo in my veto OF the Grossly blu
(socaed and hence was well known that its approval
Durports be reform
or ss It's 9es prSyas
moral cannot WITT proprety be urged 10 is
PLACES but merely 70 rsiss
granted the greater vii be- the I The iii "a there
fore. and discussed purelg financial
and not intended FOR the promotion temper
A. revenue measure tho bill is Objectionable for these
First-Thc not uniform throughout the State Tho
bill among other things imposes tax OF 500 places
having hrscass licenses IN the cites OF NewYors and
500 upon OF places The tax
AMOUNT done T6ere s no pTerence Of equality IN
e M ss s pS s aS s simmer @
snd at the gens and springs where vast profits
but g triamg -v, while the great cOas,itaencle. Of
rates I9Ses should be equal and uniform thro9ghoat e
that pr ncpie and is the sane eyervwhsTe In ono Mtni
gan Texas and Illinois the state liquor tax is uniform all
The United or the Of these other states so that
to em6arrass lie Executive thaS TO
promote temperance legislation raise by
provides taxes raised shall so toto
ties where the licenses are granted These license taxes
No good be urged why one locality erantng1
nnaber Of licenses should be compelled TO share with another
tax imposed OF account OF the granting OF sneh licenses
local taxation The state does reed npon
liome taxation for home purposes presents the rne prn
The weight OF state taxation slight while local taxation
rensone the relief which this world
ons revenue or the State It eoa svS passed. 6e aa%r
by % r wv weSy s Ga sn could
reinced-hnt the 1i was deleaie Tho taxpayers OF no
practical and equitable measuebut the Legislature would
Whatever taxes the liqpor traffic Onsh reasonably to S
should 90 The local rther ih.n the state Treasury a.
well NIGH, It De proposed to psy ne fees tor has
fees tor pyllee OF IKE chlrctei to ts state Treasury
oa;ic%p to 70 do What d.. Oi PROPOSES @ ''@ '''''e' "
m gGSr aAss sond not be perntea to remain at home
local government then the state might well take aud ap
buseas aud street railroad franchises aud other local row.
enues
In Ohio all the proceeds OF its liquor are paid otis
county treasures In Michigan Illinois and Minnesota all
and under the eently enacted law Of Pennsylvania
license shall ps paid ie 5sa
oer stncs spI is esrhsy % unjust 20 acaSr oeaiss
II Gref IL taxes Shs Of me stste Tor the oe9eat
provisions The people do not want such Tho
SsySG y political eKPseney BON O Political lygoey aaa
Of every correct prncpIs Of taSation ~ " "' "''e
This legislation is fair samp of all the alleged emDer-
legislation this Tho
it. could not be more conspcuously illustrated and the
whole purpose 20 have been 10 hootwk and deceive
the honest temperance sentiment OF the state without
tact, doing anything 10 aid the OF temperance.
DAVID B. Hill.
WORK TO BE BEGUN on THE PILGRIM MONUMENT
gPLYMoUTu. Mass, May 30-The annual meeting ofths
Pilgrims Society held to-day The committee ou
he completion OF the Natio nal monument reported that
statue OF freedom, given by the National Government
lad been ordered at cost of 500 aud would be
shed in September. The amount raised for statue Of
Law and panel representing the treaty with siassa
husetts was $lO lO3 80. 1t voted to proceed 1T
,nce with the work OF construction Officers chosen
IS follows President, J. Henry 5ckIsy OF Baltimore;
lice-presdents Jonn ID. Long. OF bingham william NJ
svarts, OF NewYork. Frederick L. Ames OF Easton and
l. NJ Dexter, OF Boston secretary William $ Danforh.